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Topic: Couple of nice damselfly's (Read 16893 times)

Neuro, it is just that the EF-S 60mm has a quoted max. magnification of 1.0x whereas the cheaper EF 50mm f/2.5 has a figure of 0.5x (so I guess we should just use the reciprocal values i.e. 50mm macro has a max reproduction ratio of 1:2 whilst the EF-S 60 enjoys 1:1)

True...but that has nothing to do with the focal length, per se, which was what DJL329 was talking about. I agree that the EF-S 60mm is a much better lens for APS-C users than the EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro, for many reasons.

Wow! Great shot...from only 1-foot away too, amazing it didn't fly away. It seems those macro lenses really do the job.

@ jimmy156 what made you opt for the EF-S 60mm f/2.8 over the 50mm f/2.5? was just the extra reach?

Thanks! It did fly away, many times , persistance paid off though!

The main thing that made me opt for the 60mm was that it was bought for me as a surprise birthday present by my other half! It is however superior to the 50mm 2.5 macro in many way, 1:1 focuing, construction, AF to name a few!.

They always seem to settle on something with a messy background, no consideration for photographers at all. In hot weather, I quite often see them flying in tandem, with the male "escorting" the female while she oviposits, so that another male can't hijack her and remove the first male's sperm.

Caught these dragonflies in the act several years ago. I was up to my armpits in a creek at the bottom of a ravine in rural Greece:

This was with a C/Y mount Zeiss adapted to my 10D & set to the minimum focus distance. I can't remember if it was the 28mm f/2.8 Distagon (my walkaround lens at the time) or the 50mm f/1.4 Planar, but I remember being very close (less than 30cm/1ft).

The plane of focus just misses the head of the green one but I nailed the golden one. In retrospect I probably should crop this a bit more...